Sentence examples for glancing familiarity from inspiring English sources
Much has been made of Mr. Wainwright's operatic expertise, but his introductions, though charmingly off the cuff, suggested a more glancing familiarity (and a disinclination to prepare).
Had you merely a glancing familiarity with Linda Fargo's work as the window director for Bergdorf Goodman, you might think: has anyone checked her serotonin levels?
Even a glancing familiarity with the literature on American public opinion shows that a very large majority of conservatives—"the other side of American politics"—approve of Social Security and Medicare, the principal institutions of the post-New Deal social safety net.
He had a glancing familiarity with parts of Brooklyn -- Cobble Hill, because he's had a girlfriend there once, and Marine Park, from the time years ago when he'd belonged to a bowling team that competed (if you could call it that) in a league out there.
Citing the "bureaucratic efficiencies" governing decisions, the "winner take all" mentality drummed into lawyers and the profession's ethics, which bear only a glancing familiarity with human morality, he exposes a system that encourages lying, permits truth to be stifled and allows evil men to roam free.
Kiki, glancing around, sees poses of placidly contented familiarity among older white listeners; others — including her husband, who has resisted the music on ideological grounds — are asleep; some are in tears, prompted by recent personal tragedies; still others are listening to academic guides to Mozart, busily culturing themselves.
Of course, there are some readers who have been glancing over this piece more out of curiosity than familiarity with the music--on second thought, that's impossible, never mind.
Take a glancing interest.
glancing angle deposition.
Glancing around the room?
